Home video is recorded media sold or rented for home viewing. The term originates from the VHS and Betamax era, when the predominant medium was videotapes , but has carried over to optical disc formats such as DVD and Blu-ray . In a different usage, "home video" refers to amateur video recordings, also known as home movies .
101-682: Family Home Entertainment ( FHE ) was an American home video company founded in 1980 by Noel C. Bloom. It was a division of International Video Entertainment, which had its headquarters in Newbury Park, California . The company was founded by Noel C. Bloom as a direct opposite to an earlier company he founded, Caballero Home Video , which was a pioneering video distributor of hardcore adult fare. FHE released children's and family -oriented programming, most notably popular 1980s television cartoons, including The Transformers , G.I. Joe , Jem , ThunderCats , Inspector Gadget , Defenders of
202-489: A VCR , and those who did tended to rent rather than buy videos. The late 1980s saw the emergence of a great many small companies which specialized in producing special-interest home videos, also known as "nontheatrical programming" and "alternative programming". These new video programs differed radically from earlier forms of video content in that they were never intended for theatrical exhibition nor television broadcasting. They were created specifically for niche audiences in
303-421: A cult following, due to their collectability. Barbie film series Barbie , a fashion doll manufactured by American toy and entertainment company Mattel , has starred or featured in 52 animated feature films and streaming television films since 2001, which has become a core component of an eponymous media franchise . In response to a growing rise of digital and interactive media as well as
404-516: A magical Sugarplum Princess to reverse a spell. This 2nd entry based on the classic tale by the Brothers Grimm stars Barbie as Rapunzel, who is trapped in a tall tower by an evil witch. Hidden from the outside world by a witch named Gothel, Rapunzel spends much of her day painting and dreaming of a happier life. After many years alone, Rapunzel goes on a journey with her friends Penelope and Hobie to find her happily ever after. Based on
505-564: A DVD can be played on a computer. Due to all these advantages, by the mid 2000s, DVDs had become the dominant form of prerecorded video movies in both the rental film and new movie markets. In the late 2000s, stores began selling Blu-ray discs, a format that supports high definition . Blu-ray is a digital optical disc data storage format, designed to supersede the DVD format, and is capable of storing several hours of video in high definition (HDTV 720p and 1080p). The main application of Blu-ray
606-502: A VCR was $ 811, and the percentage of television-owning households with a VCR was unknown but probably just above zero. By 1992, the respective numbers for each of these categories were 105,502,000, $ 239, and 75.6%. During the 1980s, video rental stores became a popular way to watch home video. Video rental stores are physical retail businesses that rent home videos such as movies and prerecorded TV shows (sometimes also selling other media, such as video game copies on disc). Typically,
707-626: A fit of rage, she reveals her scheme on live TV, shocking the entire kingdom. The ceremony convener swiftly orders her removal. Princess Sophia, now revealed, delivers a heartfelt speech and chooses Delancy as her Lady Royal assistant, acknowledging her role in the coronation. Despite Delancy's initial disbelief, she accepts the honor, and the ceremony is filled with music and joy. As the celebration continues, Lady Royal Delancy brings Princess Sophia's attention to her adopted family, who still affectionately call her Blair. The night ends with dancing and happiness, as Princess Sophia embraces her newfound role and
808-452: A hard disk or flash storage – became available to purchase and rent. Despite the mainstream dominance of DVD, VHS continued to be used, albeit less frequently, throughout the 2000s; decline in VHS use continued during the 2010s. The switch to DVD initially led to mass-selling of used VHS videocassettes, which were available at used-goods stores, typically for a much lower price than
909-459: A kids and family imprint of IVE/Live. Throughout the 1990s, Family Home Entertainment Theatre was used as a banner for full-length, family-friendly movies Live had the rights to; certain FHE titles were also reprinted by Live's budget video brand Avid Home Entertainment. FHE continued as a sub-label of Live through its rebranding as Artisan Entertainment in 1998 and formed another imprint, FHE Kids . By
1010-501: A little boy in a plane to driving in a peasant farmer's vehicle with his pig at night. Before arriving at Millicent's, Barbie discovers a rival fashion house belonging to Jacqueline, who claims her fashion house is the "finest" in Paris, and Delphine. She meets her aunt and Marie-Alecia or Alice and learns that the fashion house business was sold to a hot-dog salesman and the fashion house will likely shut down if sales do not pick up. With
1111-407: A magnetic soundtrack, but in comparison to modern technologies, film projection was still quite expensive and difficult to use. As a result, home viewing of films remained limited to a small community of dedicated hobbyists willing and able to invest large amounts of money in projectors, screens, and film prints, and it therefore made little revenue for film companies. In 1956, Ampex pioneered
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#17327870979691212-413: A mirror, they both embark on a journey to restore a Diamond Castle, before Lydia, a witch who has betrayed the muses, takes the castle for herself. Based on the 1844 story/tale by Charles Dickens , this 14th film entry about the meaning of Christmas and helping those who are less fortunate, stars Barbie and her younger sister, Kelly , who would rather stay at home on Christmas instead of attending
1313-431: A musical turn in the picturesque snow-covered mountains. This 22nd film entry and the standalone sequel to Barbie in A Mermaid Tale follows the return of Barbie as surfer-mermaid, Merliah Summers, to Australia to compete in a huge surfing competition. While Merliah is away from Oceana, a mermaid with evil intentions named Eris returns to attempt a second time to take over the throne. Merliah and her friends are pushed to
1414-569: A plot to recover Ro's kingdom and do what they can to try and save the day. Alternatively titled Barbie Fairytopia: Mariposa and Barbie: Mariposa & Her Butterfly Fairy Friends , this 12th film entry in the series is the first of 2 spin-offs of the Barbie: Fairytopia trilogy-turned-franchise and the first to be produced by Mainframe Studios under the Rainmaker Entertainment name. In this film, Elina narrates
1515-428: A polar bear named Shiver, the group uncover family secrets and make a plan to defeat Wenlock to save their people. The 7th entry and the final Barbie film to be originally released on VHS follows is the sequel to Barbie: Fairytopia. This time, the fairy Elina must rescue the mer-prince Nalu from Laverna's fungal minions. Elina and Bibble team up with a mermaid named Nori to locate the prince and save Mermadia. Following
1616-488: A relationship that began in 1989. The other distributor for this library was Vestron Video , a now-defunct company which would be ironically acquired by FHE's then-parent Live Entertainment in 1991. However, it would lose the home video rights to the Rankin/Bass library in 1998 to Sony Wonder and Golden Books Family Entertainment . The company also released several VHS releases of British kids' cartoons and animation in
1717-441: A release print was still at least $ 1,000 —early projector owners rented films by mail directly from the projector manufacturers. The Edison company's business model was fundamentally flawed because it had started with phonographs and did not differentiate home viewing from home listening. Edison exited the home viewing business in 1914; Pathé remained active a few years longer, but exited at some point during World War I . After
1818-402: A rental shop conducts business with customers under conditions and terms agreed upon in a rental agreement or contract , which may be implied, explicit, or written. Many video rental stores also sell previously viewed movies and/or new unopened movies. In the 1980s, video rental stores rented films in both the VHS and Betamax formats, although most stores stopped using Betamax tapes when VHS won
1919-470: A rocket, Fox bought Magnetic Video in 1978 and turned the company into its home video division . The home video market grew rapidly along with the widespread acquisition of affordable videocassette recorders by the majority of households during the 1980s. For example, in 1978, total number of VCRs purchased to date at wholesale in the United States was only 402,000, the average wholesale price of
2020-423: A secret admirer, but Barbie would not admit it. Barbie begins to lean on a magic diary given to her by a kind and fun-to-be-with sales girl named Stephanie to help strengthen her confidence and go for her dreams. Barbie would later "rock the house" with Charmz in place of her reporter dream. Kevin would eventually have hold of Raquelle's necklace which she inexplicably let slip from her hands and hand it to Barbie, who
2121-555: A single disc, which is spun at high speed, while VHS videocassettes had several moving parts that were far more vulnerable to breaking down under heavy wear and tear. Each time a VHS cassette was played, the magnetic tape inside had to be pulled out and wrapped around the inclined drum head inside the player. While a VHS tape can be erased if it is exposed to a rapidly changing magnetic field of sufficient strength, DVDs and other optical discs are not affected by magnetic fields. The relative mechanical simplicity and durability of DVD compared to
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#17327870979692222-480: A story about a fairy named Mariposa and her friends, Rayna and Rayla, living in a distant kingdom in Fairytopia known as Flutterfield. This kingdom is protected by magical lights put in place by its ruler, Queen Marabella. However, when Queen Marabella falls ill and the lights threaten to dim, Mariposa and her friends must venture into enemy territory to find a cure for their beloved Queen. This 13th film entry and
2323-542: A swordmaster and soon put their talent to work to save Prince Louis, who has a hidden affection for Corrine. From late 2010 to late 2014, Mattel reorganized and swapped the "Mattel Entertainment" banner in favor of "Barbie Entertainment" to reflect a shift in strategy for the Barbie films, which included a switch in focus from classic princess stories/tales to more modern settings and plots involving fashion, music and plots involving Barbie's family and friends . The majority of
2424-583: A televised interview upon seeing "an old friend" named Crystal, with Raquel availing herself as a replacement. The limousine carrying Barbie and Ken caught the female reporter, with the name Tracy Clinger, who rushed to interview Barbie much to Raquel's annoyance and jealousy. That jealousy translated to her intentionally stepping on Barbie's dress so it could rip at her leg areas from her knees to her feet soles. Luckily, Taylor and Carrie spotted it and with fake smiles on camera shoved her off so they could fix it (with fairy magic). Crystal returns to show pictures. Wally
2525-529: A theatrically released animated Barbie film, with Universal Pictures ' Illumination division as a potential production partner. Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie , the director and lead actress of the 2023 film respectively, are said to not be involved. Mattel launched its eponymous in-house entertainment division in 2001 and began the Barbie film series by adapting pre-existing stories/tales, with CGI animation provided by Canadian studio Mainframe Entertainment . Elise Allen introduced original storylines to
2626-561: A time every few months and active shows to be released on DVD after the end of each season. Prior to the television DVDs, most television shows were only viewable in syndication , on limited "best of" VHS releases of selected episodes or released slowly in volumes with only two or three episodes per tape. These copyrighted movies and programs generally have legal restrictions on them preventing them from, among other things, being shown in public venues, shown to other people for money, or copied for other than fair use purposes (although such ability
2727-500: A tulip called the "first blush of spring," and plunge all of Fairytopia into darkness and winter. Elina and her classmates must learn to set their differences aside and unite to stop Laverna once and for all. This film is the last to be produced by Mainframe under the Mainframe Entertainment name. This 11th film entry, the second musical film in the series and the only film to be produced by Mainframe Studios under
2828-452: Is an ordinary teen, she learns of her true identity during a surfing tournament: she is a mermaid princess of a kingdom called Oceana. With new dolphin and mermaid friends, Merliah tries to save the Oceana kingdom and her mother Calissa. The team of new friends needs to work together to find three magical ocean items in order to save everyone. This 18th film entry and the first film under
2929-580: Is as a medium for video material such as feature films and for the physical distribution of video games. The plastic disc is the same size as DVDs and compact discs . Blu-ray was officially released on June 20, 2006, beginning the high-definition optical disc format war , in which Blu-ray Disc competed against the HD DVD format. Toshiba , the main company supporting HD DVD, conceded in February 2008. Blu-ray has competition from video on demand (VOD) and
3030-500: Is kidnapped by fairies and Barbie's reveal they are also fairies and they may know where Ken has been taken. Barbie sets out to find Ken with her rival Raquel in a secret fairy world named Gloss Angeles and bring him back. Along the way, they face challenges and discover fairy magic but most of all they find the power of friendship. In this 20th film entry, Barbie portrays Blair Willows, a kind and generous young waitress living with her adopted mother, Ms. Willows, and stepsister, Emily, in
3131-727: Is limited by some jurisdictions and media formats – see below). After the passage of the Video Recordings (Labelling) Act of 1985 in the United Kingdom, videotapes and other video recordings without a certification symbol from the British Board of Film Classification on their covers – or on the tapes themselves – were no longer allowed to be sold or displayed by rental shops. These tapes are called "Pre-Certs" (i.e. Pre-certification tapes). Recently these tapes have generated
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3232-601: Is usually required to elapse between theatrical release and availability on home video to encourage movie theater patronage and discourage copyright infringement . Home-video releases originally followed five to six months after theatrical release, but since the late 2000s, most films have begun being distributed on video after three to four months. As of 2019, most major theater chains mandate an exclusivity window of 90 days before home-video release, and 74–76 days before electronic sell-through . Christmas and other holiday-related movies are sometimes not released on home video until
3333-475: The Swan Lake ballet music by Tchaikovsky, this 3rd film revolves around Barbie playing Odette, a young daughter of a baker, who one day follows a unicorn by name Lila into an enchanted forest. After being turned into a swan by a sorcerer named Rothbart, she decides to uncover how to break the spell upon herself and free the forest from Rothbart's evil clutches. Based on the classic tale by Mark Twain and
3434-576: The Rainmaker Animation name following the Rainmaker Income Fund acquisition stars Barbie as a shipwrecked young girl named Rosella who lands and grows up on an island along with its inhabitant anthropomorphic animals. One day, a prince named Antonio and his right-hand man, Fraser, arrives on the island and meets Rosella, who was at first known as simply Ro , and her pet friends to explore civilization. Together, they discover
3535-511: The format war late in the decade. The shift to home viewing radically changed revenue streams for film companies, because home renting provided an additional window of time in which a film could make money. In some cases, films that performed only modestly in their theater releases went on to sell significantly well in the rental market (e.g., cult films ). During the 1980s, video distributors gradually realized that many consumers did want to build their own video libraries, and not just rent, if
3636-492: The "Barbie Entertainment" banner stars Barbie as herself for the second time and first since The Barbie Diaries playing a princess in a film take on "The Princess and the Pea". When Barbie heard pounding noises, she stood up from the fictional bed and screamed, making the director cut the scene. She tried her best to politely question the director's motives of bringing "zombie peas" into the film/movie, which he claims "were trending at
3737-451: The "Barbie" media franchise, Barbie: Dreamhouse Adventures until 2024. A 2023 live-action film featuring the character and toyline was theatrically released by Warner Bros. and Mattel Films , alongside LuckyChap Entertainment and Heyday Films . Its release became part of a suggested double-feature phenomenon named Barbenheimer . In August 2024, following the success of the 2023 live-action film, Mattel announced plans for
3838-572: The "Mattel Entertainment", "Mattel Studios" and "Barbie Entertainment" name banners in the process; this name was not used on Barbie films until Barbie and the Secret Door in late 2014. This 17th film entry, the first modern film in the series and the last Barbie film under the "Mattel Entertainment" banner stars Barbie as a surfer named Merliah Summers who lives with her grandfather in Malibu, California . Previously believing that she
3939-410: The 3rd musical film stars Barbie and her best friend Teresa, appearing as a side character for the first time in a mainstream Barbie production, sharing their love of music. It is the first film to feature Stacy, replacing Kelly, who originally was told stories by Barbie. The two friends star as Liana and Alexa, two girls who live in a cottage with big dreams. After finding a muse named Melody trapped in
4040-478: The Beyond and The Child (which was later rebranded as a Monterey Home Video release). Beginning in 1982, they also released Filmation 's TV shows such as Lassie's Rescue Rangers , The Lone Ranger , Shazam! , Blackstar , and The New Adventures of Zorro , plus the only Filmation movie released at the time, Journey Back to Oz . Early FHE releases were distributed by MGM/UA Home Video , including
4141-496: The Diamond Castle ". This 19th film entry about fairies dwelling in the human world and the power of friendship sees the return of Barbie, Ken and Raquel, with the latter gaining more screen time than in the previous film. The film begins with Barbie getting ready for the red carpet rollout for her latest film (this film) where fashion stylist friends, Carrie and Taylor appeared ahead of her. Taylor drags Carrie out of
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4242-564: The Dreamhouse . This would also be the final film scripted by Elana Lesser and Clifford "Cliff" Ruby, who scripted the inaugural film entry with former Mattel executive producer, Rob Hudnut , and were responsible for scripting most of the story adaptations in the films since its 2001 debut. Based on Thumbelina by Hans Christian Andersen and alternatively called Barbie Presents: Thumbelina , this 15th film entry stars Barbie as little Thumbelina and her friends working together to save
4343-662: The Earth , Pound Puppies , the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series, Gumby , Clifford the Big Red Dog , The Care Bears , and Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars , and other non-animated shows like Baby Einstein and the Laurel and Hardy comedy series from the 1920s and 1930s by Hal Roach . FHE was one of the two distributors for most of the seasonal Rankin/Bass television specials aired on CBS ,
4444-568: The King enlists his less fortunate cousin, Duchess Rowena, to teach the girls about royal etiquette. Little does he know that the Duchess wants to end his life and take over the kingdom for herself. The 10th entry and the final part of the Barbie: Fairytopia trilogy follows Elina to fairy school where she learns fairy magic and dancing. Once again, Laverna comes up with an evil plan to stop the fairies from performing their annual rainbow dance, destroy
4545-568: The Mouse King by E. T. A. Hoffmann and The Nutcracker ballet music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky , this inaugural film in the series stars Barbie narrating a story to her younger sister, Kelly , a story about a young girl named Clara who gets a beautiful wooden nutcracker from her aunt Elizabeth as a Christmas gift. Later that night, the toy comes alive to protect Clara from the evil Mouse King's soldiers. Clara gets shrunk to toy size and along with her brave Nutcracker goes in search of
4646-472: The Queen Marabella as the royal ambassador from Flutterfield to the fairy kingdom of Shimmervale to make peace with the inhabitant Crystal Fairies and the kingdom's ruler, King Regellius and his daughter, Princess Catania. During the film, the two uncover an evil plot by Gwyllion and her pet bat Boris to destroy Shimmervale by turning the crystals into rocks and must rely on their new friendship to save
4747-560: The US (i.e., Roobarb , Wil Cwac Cwac , James the Cat and Fireman Sam ), as well as some Japanese anime , such as Robotech and The Adventures of Ultraman , plus the Australian Dot films. Their output was not strictly targeted at children and families; in the early '80s, several titles were released under the "World of Horror" label directly by FHE, including Journey into
4848-737: The United States, and over 154 million subscriptions total, including free trials. It is available worldwide except in mainland China (due to local restrictions), Syria, North Korea, and Crimea (due to U.S. sanctions). The company also has offices in India , the Netherlands , Brazil , Japan , and South Korea . Netflix is a member of the Motion Picture Association . Netflix began producing media itself in 2012 and since then took more of an active role as producer and distributor for both films and television series. Following
4949-399: The audiences, with most media consumers in urban areas globally having domestic Internet access. As early as 1906, various film entrepreneurs began to consider the business potential of home viewing of films, and in 1912, both Edison and Pathé started selling film projectors for home use. Because making release prints was (and still is) very expensive—as of 2005, the cost of making
5050-508: The best version of themselves. This film also stars Barbie sisters; Stacie as Meredith Renee and Chelsea as Trevi Renee. This 24th film entry and the 4th and final dance film in the series stars Barbie as a ballet dancer Kristyn Farraday who one day gets swept away with her friend, Hayley, to a secret ballet world when she tries on a pair of sparkly pink shoes she . In this new fantasy world, Kristyn learns about an evil Snow Queen and that she must defeat by dancing her favorite ballets, which are
5151-437: The continued sale of DVDs. As of January 2016, 44% of U.S. broadband households had a Blu-ray player. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, though, people continued to use VCRs to record over-the-air TV shows, because they could not make home recordings onto DVDs. This problem with DVD was resolved in the late 2000s, when inexpensive DVD recorders and other digital video recorders (DVRs) – which record shows onto
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#17327870979695252-417: The day of the coronation approaches, Dame Devin locks Blair, Hadley, and Isla away to ensure her daughter, Delancy, receives the crown. But when they manage to break free and reach the ceremony, Delancy realizes the truth and selflessly places the crown on Blair's head. In a magical moment, Blair transforms into Princess Sophia, the long-lost heir to the kingdom. Dame Devin's plan crumbles before her eyes, and in
5353-547: The dual role of Princess Victoria Bethany Evangeline Renee, or Tori for short, of the Kingdom of Maribella and a popstar, Keira, the latter performing a concert to commemorate the kingdom's 500th anniversary. As they meet and they discover they have a lot in common including their beautiful looks. The two decided to swap places to discover whether or not the other life would be as easy as they thought it would when it would turn out that it is, and they begin to find more value in being
5454-459: The early 2000s, FHE had begun to concentrate on new direct-to-video material in addition to pre-existing television shows and movies, including the Barbie film series , Crayola Home Entertainment product and Baby Einstein (until the rights to that franchise were acquired by Disney). It also had a one off theatrical release division, FHE Pictures , established in 2002; its first and only release
5555-549: The environment. A magical group of Twillerbees are one with nature and have amazing abilities to help plants and flowers flourish. However, a spoiled girl named Makena, damages Thumbelina's favorite area of wildflowers for sport. On top of that, a construction company also threatens the Twillerbee's land, and only Thumbelina and her friends have the courage to try to stop them. Based on the 1844 French tale The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas , this 16th film entry and
5656-516: The equivalent film on a used DVD. In July 2016, the last known manufacturer of VCRs, Funai , announced that it was ceasing VCR production. One of streaming's largest impacts was on DVD, which has become less popular with the mass popularization of online streaming of media . Media streaming's popularization caused many DVD rental companies, such as Blockbuster , to go out of business. In July 2015, The New York Times published an article about Netflix 's DVD-by-mail services. It stated that Netflix
5757-421: The famous ballets of Giselle and Swan Lake . From this film until Barbie: Video Game Hero , every Barbie film would be originally released on DVD, Blu-ray and digital copies (branded as "Digital HD"). The sequel to Barbie: Mariposa and the second of 2 spin-offs of the Barbie: Fairytopia trilogy which serves as its epilogue, this 25th film entry sees the return of Barbie as the fairy Mariposa being sent by
5858-545: The films below were animated by Mainframe Studios under the Rainmaker Entertainment name. Technicolor partnered with Mattel on 2 of the films, as did Arc Productions , with the latter rewarded by Mattel after the latter was impressed by their animation work on the first non-Barbie-film production; the web series Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse . Mattel would launch its in-house production division, Mattel Playground Productions on 16 October 2013, absorbing
5959-576: The films on VHS and focused solely on DVD; at the same time, Universal (which already held their foreign distribution rights) took over the domestic distribution rights, after negotiations with Lionsgate broke down over the low amount offered by Mattel to continue distributing future Barbie films. Lionsgate was permitted to continue distribution of the titles released by them up to The Barbie Diaries for several years after; these rights eventually reverted to Mattel, who then authorized Universal to begin reissuing these titles. Based on The Nutcracker and
6060-495: The first commercially practical videotape recording system. The Ampex system, though, used reel-to-reel tape and physically bulky equipment not suitable for home use. In the mid-1970s, videotape became the first truly practical home-video format with the development of videocassettes , which were far easier to use than tape reels. The Betamax and VHS home videocassette formats were introduced, respectively, in 1975 and 1976, but several more years and significant reductions in
6161-541: The first musical film in the series, this 4th film stars Barbie as the dual role of blonde Princess Anneliese and brunette commoner Erika, who go along a journey towards a lifelong friendship. The two soon discover the Queen's advisor, Preminger, has evil plans to take endless power for himself. Only Erika knows how to help Anneliese save the kingdom. Following the original release of this film, Lionsgate would acquire Artisan Entertainment and Family Home Entertainment and thus in
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#17327870979696262-500: The first to depict the original debut Barbie wordmark logo stars Barbie as Corinne, a brave girl who longs to become a fighter and protect the French royal family just as her father has. Corinne is disappointed to discover girls are not allowed to be musketeers. Instead, Corinne and three scullery maids, Viveca, Aramina, and Renee all share the same desire to fight as musketeers and defend the royal family. All four are trained in secret by
6363-800: The following year, when the holiday occurs again. Major studios have made films available for rental during their theatrical window on high-end services that charge upwards of $ 500 per rental and use proprietary hardware. Exceptions to the rule include the Steven Soderbergh film Bubble , which was released in 2006 to theaters, cable television, and DVD only a few days apart. Netflix has released some of its films, such as Roma and The Irishman , in limited theatrical release followed by streaming availability after less than 30 days. Many television programs are now also available in complete seasons on DVD. It has become popular practice for discontinued TV shows to be released to DVD one season at
6464-420: The fragility of VHS made DVDs a far better format from a rental store's perspective. Though DVDs do not have the problems of videocassettes, such as breakage of the tape or the cassette mechanism, they can still be damaged by scratches. Another advantage from the perspective of video rental stores is that DVDs are physically much smaller, so they take less space to store. DVDs also offer a number of advantages for
6565-411: The franchise beyond just the films to other audiovisual media such as web series , television shows and streaming television content, with the latter following the growing trend of streaming services and online platforms . In 2020, Mattel revamped the films into streaming television films, branding them as animated "specials" and integrating them into the canon of the inaugural television show in
6666-498: The gradual decline of the sales in dolls, toys and accessories in the 1980s, Mattel partnered with animation studios to produce films which were broadcast on Nickelodeon in the United States from 2002 and released on home video formats , originally by Family Home Entertainment and successor Lionsgate , then predominantly by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment , both until 2017. From 2012 onwards, Mattel expanded
6767-464: The help of Millicent's assistant, Alice, as well as in-house mythical "flairies", Shimmer, Glimmer and Shyne, they come up with bold creative ideas to save the business. Ken re-affirms his love for Barbie after the Millicent's fashion house receives recognition from the fashion world. Acclaimed fashion critic, Liliana Roxelle, arrives and invites them on a limousine ride to a party at her mansion, which
6868-401: The home video market, and through its home video division, Buena Vista Home Entertainment , the company did just that during the 1980s and 1990s. This spectacular success "catapulted the head of Disney's video division, Bill Mechanic , into executive stardom." In 1994, Mechanic left Disney to become head of Fox Filmed Entertainment . Another executive, Bob Chapek , would later ascend through
6969-659: The hospital's annual charity ball. Barbie tells her a story of an opera singer named Eden Starling with a similar point of view about not only her hatred for Christmas, but like Kelly , the Christmas culture. Her best friend, Catherine Beadnell, and close co-workers helping to put up decorations for the Christmas festivities grow more disconsolate about her behavior. They begin to distance themselves from her or even plan with or invite her to any holiday event. But her behaviors and perception about Christmas would all change for
7070-490: The humble peasant apartment of Gardania. Blair's life takes a dramatic turn when she wins a lottery spot at the prestigious Princess Charm School, where she can learn the ways of royalty. However, Blair's arrival at the school is met with hostility from Dame Devin, a selfish woman who suspects Blair may be the missing heiress to the throne of Gardania. Despite Dame Devin's multiple attempts to sabotage her, Blair finds support in her friends, Hadley and Isla, who stand by her side. As
7171-813: The launch of various streaming services during the early 2020s, in particular those operated by the major Hollywood studios, home video continued to decline. One of the most prominent examples of this effect was with Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment which, following the launch of Disney+ in 2019 and its international expansion in the following years, began to discontinue physical distribution entirely in certain regions such as Latin America, Asia (excluding Japan), Australia, New Zealand, Portugal and Hungary, or to outsource its activities to other regional distributors (like Divisa Home Video for Spain, Eagle Pictures for Italy, Leonine Studios for Germany, and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment for North America. A time period
7272-459: The limit as her love for both worlds are challenged. With Eris defeated, Merliah cheers on a local surfing rival, Kylie Morgan, whiles she discovers her magic powers as she surfs through the water. After winning, Kylie went down the winner's podium to share the trophy with Merliah. This 23rd film entry and the first modern Barbie film take of Mark Twain's "The Prince and the Pauper" stars Barbie as
7373-451: The love of her family. This 21st film entry and the second/last Barbie Christmas/Holiday film, stars Barbie and her sisters; Skipper, Stacie and Chelsea together in their feature film debut, as they pack up and head to New York City to visit her Aunt Millicent, who she colloquially calls Aunt Mille . Along the journey, unforeseen complications pop up and the sisters find themselves in the festive town of Tannenbaum where their trip takes
7474-616: The night as she is visited by 3 Christmas spirits; each one coming in one hour after another, showing her Christmas Past, the Christmas Present and the Christmas Future. Eden only then discovers the true meaning of Christmas . Nikki appears for the inaugural time a Barbie film at this entry. This film would feature the final appearance of Barbie's younger sister under the name Kelly as Mattel would change her name to Chelsea in 2011 prior to Barbie : Life in
7575-430: The number of topics, including "...dog handling videos, back pain videos and cooking videos", which were not previously thought of as marketable. Next, even "golf and skiing tapes* started selling. Contemporary sources noted, "new technology has changed the territory" of the home video market. In the early 2000s, VHS gradually began to be displaced by DVD . The DVD format has several advantages over VHS. A DVD consists of
7676-657: The original release of this film, Mattel ceased future Barbie film releases on VHS, as the format was gradually deprecating in market share and worldwide popularity at the time. This 8th entry is the first to solely be originally released on DVD, the last Barbie film to be originally distributed by Lionsgate and the only Barbie film produced by Curious Pictures. This film stars Barbie in her inaugural standalone character and her best friends Tia, Courtney and Kevin as sophomores in high school. The four stick together as they face high school challenges whiles making music under their band name "Charmz". Barbie strives to land her dream job at
7777-632: The players and their inability to record TV programs (unlike the VHS ), although it retained some popularity among videophiles and film enthusiasts during its lifespan; the format had greater prevalence in some regions of Southeast Asia such as Japan , Hong Kong , Singapore and Malaysia where it was better supported. Film titles were released in LD format until 2001, production of LD players ceased in 2009. The home video business distributes films , television series , telefilms and other audiovisual media to
7878-453: The price was right . Rather than sell a few thousand units at a wholesale price of $ 70 into the rental channel, video distributors could sell hundreds of thousands of units at a wholesale price of $ 15-20 into the retail " sell-through " channel. The "ultimate accelerant" for the rise of the "sell-through" home video market was the development of children's home video. The pre-1980s conventional wisdom that consumers had no interest in watching
7979-495: The prices of both equipment and videocassettes were needed before both formats started to become widespread in households. The first company to duplicate and distribute feature films from major film studios on home video was Magnetic Video . Magnetic Video was established in 1968 as an audio and video duplication service for professional audio and television corporations in Farmington Hills, Michigan . After Betamax
8080-538: The process take over the original distribution rights to/of the films. The 5th entry and the first ever original Barbie film stars Barbie as a wingless fairy named Elina who lives in a magical meadow with her puffball best friend, Bibble. Many of Elina's winged friends lose their flying abilities and become weak due to a green-colored potion spread throughout the meadow by firebirds sent by an evil fairy named Laverna. Elina sets off to save her meadow and her friends by tracking down Azura, one of 7 Guardian Fairies. This film
8181-452: The public could purchase a film projector for one of those film formats and rent or buy home-use prints of some cartoons, short comedies, and brief "highlights" reels edited from feature films. The Super 8 film format, introduced in 1965, was marketed for making home movies, but it also boosted the popularity of show-at-home films. Eventually, longer, edited-down versions of feature films were issued, which increasingly came in color and with
8282-575: The public in the form of videos in various formats, either bought or rented and then watched privately in purchasers' homes. Most theatrically released films are now released on digital media (both optical and download-based), replacing the largely obsolete videotape medium. As of 2006 , the Video CD format remained popular in Asia. DVDs have been gradually losing popularity since the late 2010s and early 2020s, when streaming media became mainstream for
8383-456: The quick failures of these early attempts at home viewing, most feature films were essentially inaccessible to the public after their original theatrical runs. For most of the 20th century, the idea that ordinary consumers could own copies of films and watch them at their convenience in their own homes "was beyond the grasp of reasonable expectations." Some very popular films were given occasional theatrical re-releases in urban revival houses and
8484-453: The ranks of Disney's home video division to become chief executive officer of the entire company in 2020, and for that reason (before his sudden 2022 departure) was called "the home entertainment industry's single biggest success story." Until the mid-1980s, home video was dominated by feature film theatrical releases such as The Wizard of Oz , Citizen Kane , and Casablanca from major film studios . At that time, not many people owned
8585-467: The same films again and again at home turned out to be entirely wrong with respect to children. Many harried parents discovered that it was a good investment to pay $ 20 to purchase a videocassette that could reliably keep their children riveted to the television screen for over an hour—and not just one time, but many, many times. The Walt Disney Company recognized that its flagship animation studio's family-friendly films were superbly positioned to conquer
8686-417: The school's TV station but has to battle the school's most popular girl, Raquelle, and juggle her boy crush feelings, both with the school's top jock, Todd, and her own male best friend, Kevin, at the same time. With Raquelle advancing on Todd. One day, with her friends with her, Barbie opens her locker and a letter slipped to the floor. When she took it and read it out loud, her friends recognize that Barbie has
8787-507: The screening rooms of a few archives and museums. Beginning in the 1950s, most could be expected to be broadcast on television, eventually. During this era, television programs normally could only be viewed at the time of broadcast . Viewers were accustomed to the fact that there was no easy way to record television shows at home and watch them whenever desired. In 1924, Kodak invented 16 mm film , which became popular for home use, and then later developed 8 mm film . After that point,
8888-725: The series through screenwriting the main entries of the Barbie: Fairytopia franchise. In between their co-productions, American studio Curious Pictures pitched in by animating The Barbie Diaries (2006). In 2007, Mainframe was acquired by local post-production company, Rainmaker Income Fund , rebranding it as Rainmaker Animation initially and then Rainmaker Entertainment the following year. The films during this period were originally distributed on VHS and DVD by Artisan Entertainment and Family Home Entertainment from 2001 until 2004, when both were acquired by and folded into Lionsgate . In 2006, Mattel ceased distribution of
8989-491: The small community of film buffs who for decades had willingly paid hundreds of dollars to purchase release prints. Therefore, in 1977, Magnetic Video originally priced its videocassettes at $ 50 to $ 70 each—a princely sum at a time when the average price of an American movie ticket was $ 2.23—and sold them only to wholesalers capable of handling a minimum order of $ 8,000. When the American home video market suddenly took off like
9090-583: The so-called "sell-through" channel, to be purchased at retail or ordered directly by consumers and viewed exclusively as home videos. It was pointed out at the time that [L]imitations within the video marketplace may be gone tomorrow. More people are finding innovative ways to create visually stimulating entertainment and information for the video tape player... Like contemporary book publishing, you can produce and distribute yourself to very narrow markets or seek broad-based distributors for mass-oriented appeal. Special-interest video increased to larger audiences
9191-860: The time", but she ended up getting fired by him. Returning to her styling set, she gets a call from Nikki and opened up her laptop to check out what she just told her: her flops at the film she just got fired from. Her friends console her and she gets a second phone call, this time from Ken, at the time her boyfriend, who breaks up with her and hangs up. She told her friends who got baffled and tried to call Ken again, but to no avail. One of her friends named Grace snatched Barbie's phone from her and blocked her from every communication tool/service and suggested she and her friend, Teresa, would get Barbie and her French poodle, Sequin, to travel faraway to re-invigorate herself. Barbie herself thought of visiting her Aunt Millicent at her fashion designer house in Paris. During Barbie's journey to Paris, her friends went to confront Ken, who
9292-714: The very first release of few episodes of Gumby . In the late 1980s, FHE's releases were distributed by MCA (most notably in Canada). In 1982, the company introduced USA Home Video as a non-family division of the company. Two years later in 1984, both FHE and USA became part of Noel Bloom's NCB Entertainment Group (which also included Bloom's other labels Caballero Home Video , Monterey Home Video , Thriller Video, USA Sports Video and later Celebrity Home Entertainment ), and in 1985, they were reorganized into International Video Entertainment (which then changed its name to Live Entertainment years later), with "Family Home Entertainment" as
9393-473: The viewer: DVDs can support both standard 4:3 and widescreen 16:9 screen-aspect ratios, and can provide twice the video resolution of VHS. Skipping ahead to the end is much easier and faster with a DVD than with a VHS tape (which has to be rewound). DVDs can have interactive menus, multiple language tracks, audio commentaries, closed captioning, and subtitling (with the option of turning the subtitles on or off, or selecting subtitles in several languages). Moreover,
9494-520: Was Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie . Ultimately, the brand was discontinued in 2005 by new owner Lionsgate (who had purchased Artisan in 2003), as the division restructured into Lionsgate Family Entertainment (an internal name only; from that point forward, all family-oriented releases carried the normal Lionsgate logo). Home video Released in 1978, LaserDisc (LD) is another home video format, which never managed to gain widespread use on North American and European retail markets due to high cost of
9595-521: Was born, initially, as a rental business. Film studios and video distributors assumed that the overwhelming majority of consumers would not want to buy prerecorded videocassettes, but would merely rent them. They felt that virtually all sales of videocassettes would be to video rental stores and set prices accordingly. According to Douglas Gomery , studio executives thought that the handful of consumers actually interested in purchasing videocassettes in order to watch them again and again would be similar to
9696-484: Was continuing their DVD services with 5.3 million subscribers, which was a significant decrease from the previous year, but their streaming services had 65 million members. Netflix's primary business is its subscription-based streaming service , which offers online streaming of a library of films and television programs, including those produced in-house. As of April 2019, Netflix had over 148 million paid subscriptions worldwide, including 60 million in
9797-581: Was dazzled at its beauty. Whiles, he was explaining his "secret admirer" status, Barbie chose to interrupt him in favor of dancing with her. Based on the eponymous tale by the Brothers Grimm, the 9th entry, the 3rd ballet film, and the first Barbie film to be originally distributed by Universal tells the story of a widowed King Randolph and his 12 daughters, including the most outgoing of them all, Princess Genevieve, played by Barbie. To ensure his daughters grow up to learn to behave like proper ladies,
9898-460: Was elevated to a horse carriage ride. The assistant to the director at Barbie's film at the beginning of the film sped out to hand her a new role at the studio that fired her and now wants her back. Barbie verbally considered it but only after the party after which she would gaze at Ken's eyes and the film fades off. This film also features Ken in his Barbie film debut and the return of Raquel from " The Barbie Diaries " and Teresa from " Barbie &
9999-558: Was launched in the United States in 1976, Magnetic Video chief executive Andre Blay wrote letters to all the major film studios offering to license the rights to their films. Near the end of 1977, Magnetic Video entered into a first-of-its-kind deal with 20th Century Fox . Magnetic Video agreed to pay Fox a royalty of $ 7.50 per unit sold and a guaranteed annual minimum payment of $ 500,000 in exchange for nonexclusive rights to 50 films, which had to be at least two years old and had already been broadcast on network television . Home video
10100-458: Was recording lines with Raquel on her phone. Before her friends came, Ken could not call Barbie since yesterday but Raquel eschewed his thought and made a promise to him not to play it in front of the P.A. systems at school for morning announcements. After Grace saw the determination from Ken to get Barbie back, she suggested going to Paris himself to prove his love for her. But he would face numerous detours before getting there, from sitting next to
10201-413: Was released in the spring, breaking the one-film-per-year autumn/fall release cycle of the previous films. This 6th film entry and the 2nd original film in the series stars Barbie as a talented ice skater named Princess Annika. When her family and village are attacked by the evil wizard Wenlock, she embarks on a journey to save them. Accompanied by a hunter named Aidan, her cursed older sister, Brietta, and
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